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I kicked the blades from his prone form. But there would be more knives on him.
There were always more.
He lay unmoving on the floor but I wouldn’t make the same mistake he had. I wouldn’t creep up on him on the off chance he really was unconscious. I didn’t need to kill him. Only delay him.
I stumbled over to the open hole in the wall that looked out on the surrounding landscape.
Our fight must have produced more noise than I thought as Maddy and Trang came running toward the barn.
At first, I thought Trang was chasing after Maddy but I could see that wasn’t the case. They were running side by side.
I couldn’t let them come up here. If Trang saw her lover lying on the floor in a swelling pool of his blood—from his nose I’d smashed to a pulp with my forehead—she would assume the worst and think him dead.
All orders from on high would go out the window and she would attack us. I was in no fit state to fight off another well-trained killer. I could barely even stand. Both my shoulder and chest were seeping blood.
I needed a sudden rush. A sudden propellant that would fire me forward. It only needed to last a few minutes. Just enough to deal with Trang. Then we could be on our way on the arjath.
But how?
Then the solution came to me.
The barn’s front door flew open and the two girls entered. Within seconds, they would be up here.
I scooped up the syringe infused with adrenaline off the floor, dropped by Klang when I’d made my first attack.
Boy, I hate needles.
I didn’t need the belt. My veins were already standing out. I put the needle to my vein, shut my eyes, and slipped it in my skin. I felt its keen nip as it entered my body. Then I depressed the plunger.
The adrenaline hit my system instantly.
After the fight, I was already pumped. Now my brain cells were firing on all cylinders too. Without any apparent effort, I picked Klang up and held him upright.
Maddy appeared at the top of the stairs first. She saw the beaten and bloody figure with his head flopped forward and screamed.
I didn’t blame her. The guy did look horrific.
It didn’t help that Klang blinked and began to awaken.
Trang came next. Her expression was one of terror. This was not what she expected when she came up here.
Pleased to disappoint you, bitch.
She reached for the blade at her waist but I’d already tossed her lover at her. He slammed into her and knocked her off her feet. She stretched for the banister but missed.
She and her lover rolled down the stairs in one giant heap.
Maddy was dumbfounded. She didn’t know what to say.
I took her by the hand.
“Come on,” I said.
The adrenaline wouldn’t last long. I would need it for what I was about to do next.
“What happened here?” she said.
“I’ll tell you later,” I said.
